Results for Spring 2009 Tournaments

Oklahoma Academic Team participated in four tournaments in the spring 2009 semester after attending the 2009 NAQT Southwest SCT.

February 28, 2009: ACF Regionals 2009 Southwest

The University of Tulsa Academic Bowl Team hosted ACF Regionals in the southwest region for the third consecutive year, and Oklahoma Academic Team sent two teams to the tournament. After a double round-robin, Missouri State was declared the winner because it had won at least two more games than the second-place team.

Oklahoma A (David Gagne, Ryan Grabowski, Matthew King, and Brian Morrow) earned second place with a 7-3 record. Brian finished fifth in the individual standings with 34 points per game. Oklahoma B (Robert Hayes, Maggie Larkin, Daniel Page, and Matt Rainwater) placed fifth with a 2-8 record.

Standings are available at http://orgs.utulsa.edu/academicbowl/tournaments_files/ACF%20Regionals%202009_standings.html.

March 1, 2009: GARBAGE Southwest

Tulsa also hosted GARBAGE, a pop culture tournament paired with ACF Regionals. Oklahoma Academic Team also sent two teams to this tournament. After a triple round-robin, Alcoholics Synonymous, Tulsa’s perennial trash team, won the tournament.

Oklahoma A (Cliff Marroquin, Daniel Page, Matt Rainwater, and Cliff’s friend Katie) earned second place with a 4-5 record. Oklahoma B (Ryan Grabowski, Maggie Larkin, Brian Morrow, and Sarah Yost) earned fourth place with a 3-6 record.

Statistics are available at http://orgs.utulsa.edu/academicbowl/tournaments_files/GARBAGE%202009_standings.html.

April 3-4, 2009: NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament

The NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament was held on April 3-4 at the Hyatt Regency DFW. Oklahoma Academic Team qualified for Division I of the tournament through the waiting list, marking the second consecutive time that OAT has qualified in such a fashion. Ryan Grabowski, Matthew King, Brian Morrow, and Donovan Wood attended this tournament and earned 24th place with a 2-11 record.

The team finished higher than the record would indicate because it placed into the third bracket, in which teams will finish from 17th to 24th place. Nevertheless, Oklahoma Academic Team achieved a team goal of finishing better than last place with its performance in the tournament.

Statistics are available at http://www.naqt.com/Results/2009-ict-results.html.

April 18-19, 2009: TRASHionals 12

TRASHionals 12 was held on April 18-19 at the University of Pennsylvania. Liga de Justicia, consisting of Cliff Marroquin, Daniel Page, and Matt Rainwater, earned a berth at the tournament through qualifying at TRASH Regionals Southwest. Because of the lack of statistics, Liga de Justicia’s final place has not been determined.

Oklahoma Academic Team has concluded its 2008-2009 season and looks forward to another year of quiz bowl competition.